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Finally wore a pair of size 14 jeans that I bought from Target a few weeks ago...and someone told me they were baggy! :jaw:

At least I only paid $9.98 on clearance for them! :thumb:

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Finally wore a pair of size 14 jeans that I bought from Target a few weeks ago...and someone told me they were baggy! :jaw:

At least I only paid $9.98 on clearance for them! :thumb:

That's wonderful news, keep it going, makes you feel so good inside and out!

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I have severe osteoarthritis in my knees and need knee replacement. Yesterday for the first time in several years I was able to WALK around Wal-Mart and stand in a long line to check out for the first time in several years. That was so great not having to use an electric cart!

I was about the same weight as you, my goal is also 150, just around the corner for the both of us, little step at first, but keep pushing your going to feel great!!!!!

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Here recently I've notice little NSV's:

My honey can now pick me and up and twirl me around!

When I drive, I have to pull the seat almost all the way up!

I can know cross my legs and sit indian style with no effort.

I did a three mile walk/hike the other day and didn't feel tired or any pain.

I can sit on the love seat with my honey and not be sitting on half of his lap. :)

Life is good.

How wonderful is all of that, what a great feeling ........

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Okay, well this does have to do a *little* bit with the scale but not the one that measures pounds....

I have lost -10 points off my BMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Went from 44.4 to 34.4 ...wahoo!

:bananajump:

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I've worn 2X underwear for like 10 years now. It was starting to get tight again last fall. I just had to pick up some more t shirts and shorts yesterday and got LARGES, just plain LARGE not even XL. The shirts fit just right the shorts are a little snug, I think I'll wait a week or so to start wearing them.

Odd, I'm heavier now than when I remember having to wear size large. Have the sizes gotten bigger over the years?

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I've worn 2X underwear for like 10 years now. It was starting to get tight again last fall. I just had to pick up some more t shirts and shorts yesterday and got LARGES, just plain LARGE not even XL. The shirts fit just right the shorts are a little snug, I think I'll wait a week or so to start wearing them.

Odd, I'm heavier now than when I remember having to wear size large. Have the sizes gotten bigger over the years?

I think they call them "vanity sizes". Where they changed the sizes to read smaller than they actually were from a long time ago.

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-slipping into size 12s like butta B) (starting size 22)

-can't remember the last time I sweated while engaged in normal, daily activity, like moving around getting dressed in the morning. used to be an almost daily thing.

-i too have put "booth fear" behind me. i can slide into any restaurant booth with room to spare.

-made it through a slight regain/stall after vacation and I'm back on the downswing again. it is amazing to be able to get back on track so much easier than before surgery.

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Wiping no longer requires a boomerang, a whole role of TP and a trip to the chiropracter...It's nice feeling like a human again!

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The wife gave me a hug today and we both noticed that she can reach around and touch her hands behind my back, last time I remember her trying it was last year and her arms were about a foot too short!

Whooda thunk it, I get an operation on my stomach and her arms grow about a foot :lol:

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Bahahahaha You crack me up Rootman! Great NSV! I have a little nsv I always put my phone inbetween my legs when I drive or my hands if they are cold but since my thighs hardly touch anymore my phone just slides right into the floor and it's not very warm there anymore either!

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Well, I posted this elsewhere too, but just got back form holiday, and on reflection there were 3 NSVs this week (Much needed as I gained 2lb!).

1 = On a shopping trip I chose a lovely maxi dress, my husband makes me put it back saying "you can't buy that you look like you are a fat person hiding in there, but you aren't, so choose something that shows off your figure please!" - I stood in the store and cried (for a moment hubby was not sure if he'd put his foot in it or not).

2 = We went to the beach on what looked like a cloudy morning, so I didn't pack a swimsuit, by the time we arrived it was boiling, so for the first time EVER I decided to be bold, and sunbathed in just my knickers (they were very nice ones I'd just treated myself to, so why not?), to my surprise, nobody passing by laughed, complained, or said anything unflattering - RESULT!

3 = As someone who is pretty camera shy, I avoid holiday snaps, but the one and only picture of me on holiday is a picture of someone distinctly average (which is a really good thing), I just keep looking at it, and thinking that if I passed the person in that photo in the street, they wouldn't strike me as a particularly big person (not that I walk around critiquing people I hasten to add).

I'm getting there - slow and steady wins the race I guess!;)

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Ok - this is a silly one.....I love going into public bathroom stalls and not having to do all these contortions to be able to fit in the stall, turn around and shut the door at the same time. :P

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Wiping no longer requires a boomerang, a whole role of TP and a trip to the chiropracter...It's nice feeling like a human again!

Raider, snork!!! Almost too much information but I do get where you are coming from

:embaressed_smile:

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This morning it just hit me!!!! NSV, I love towels!!! I mean seriously!!! A towel fitting around your body after a shower is a beatify thing!!!! Hadn't experienced that in sooooo long... who knew something soo simple would be so life changing!!!! LOL

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